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Ferdinand Phileas Canac-Marquis comes of an honorable family of the Province of Quebec,
Canada. His father, Francois Canac-Marquis, was a well to do farmer in the parish of Ste.
Famille, Island of Orleans, near Quebec. He succeeded to the title of the farm, as his farther
and grandfather, and even earlier ancestors, had done before him. He participated in the
rebellion of 1837 and 1838, when a number of French Canadians took up arms for the
maintenance of their representative rights and the preservation of their language and religion.
He spent his whole life on the farm, although he was elected mayor of this town and occupied
other important trusts. He took great pains to provide educational facilities for his children,
and died February 22, 1889, honored and respected by everyone, having reached the
advance age of seventy-nine years, and leaving the family in good circumstances. His wife,
Sophie Bilodeau, was a native of Ste. Mary, County of Beauce, Province of Quebec, a
member of a large family of highly respected people, and the mother of twelve children, to
whose careful training she devoted her unwearying energy. She was drowned October 30,
1875, in St. Lawrence river. The subject of this sketch was born at Ste. Famille, August 16,
1858.
Canada. His father, Francois Canac-Marquis, was a well to do farmer in the parish of Ste.
Famille, Island of Orleans, near Quebec. He succeeded to the title of the farm, as his farther
and grandfather, and even earlier ancestors, had done before him. He participated in the
rebellion of 1837 and 1838, when a number of French Canadians took up arms for the
maintenance of their representative rights and the preservation of their language and religion.
He spent his whole life on the farm, although he was elected mayor of this town and occupied
other important trusts. He took great pains to provide educational facilities for his children,
and died February 22, 1889, honored and respected by everyone, having reached the
advance age of seventy-nine years, and leaving the family in good circumstances. His wife,
Sophie Bilodeau, was a native of Ste. Mary, County of Beauce, Province of Quebec, a
member of a large family of highly respected people, and the mother of twelve children, to
whose careful training she devoted her unwearying energy. She was drowned October 30,
1875, in St. Lawrence river. The subject of this sketch was born at Ste. Famille, August 16,
1858.
This Text is based on the following book(S);
03-19129. Generald Collection, Library of Congress. Copyright status not determind;
refer to accompanying matter.
Published by The Minneapolis Jornal, this 1897 work offers brief biographical sketches of men from business, politics, and other professions who were considered by the
Journal to have taken leading roles in the development of Minnesota. The book also includes historical and descriptive sketches of the state.
03-19129. Generald Collection, Library of Congress. Copyright status not determind;
refer to accompanying matter.
Published by The Minneapolis Jornal, this 1897 work offers brief biographical sketches of men from business, politics, and other professions who were considered by the
Journal to have taken leading roles in the development of Minnesota. The book also includes historical and descriptive sketches of the state.
| FERDINAND P. CANAC-MARQUIS. |
Charles Le Marquis was a native of Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, de la Roche-sur-Yon, department of Vendée, France. He was baptized, Wednesday, November 4, 1648 in the parish of Saint-Pierre, the son of Charles Le Marquis and Jeanne Bignon. Charles Le Marquis set sail and arrived in New France, Quebec, Canada in 1671. It was a few years later that he met Marguerite Beaugrand, widow of Sebastien Cousin, daughter of Nicolas and Marie Chevalier. In the 1681 census, Charles Marquis, is a middle-class citizen living in the lower town (Basse-ville) of Quebec, near Simon Mars and of gunner (canonnier) Jean Lévrard. We can say that Charles was a man of many talents. In fact this business man occupied many public functions in which he became enviable. This was how he soon became a royal bailiff for the Court of Quebec. We know that the Marquis’ were already owners of “The White Cross Tavern” since 1675. They were envied by most people in their region as they made golden affairs. It was evident, the fact that they lived in lower Quebec, at the Royal Place. They were situated at the perfect place to make more money. Around 1686, it was reported that Charles Marquis was in the Wine business. It was noted that Charles and Marguerite had bad tempers with their customers. Many times they had to appear in court. Marguerite and Charles had four children: Madeleine, François, Jean-François and Charles-Michel. Madeleine Marquis was born January 6 1675 in Quebec. She was the sole survivor of the family Died: March 7 1747 at Petite-Rivière St-François, Quebec She married twice: 1) Henri-François Chateauneuf July 13 1693 Notre-Dame, Quebec 2) Louis Tremblay July 29 1727 Notre-Dame, Quebec. François was born April 21 1677 and died about 1700 in Quebec. Jean-François born June 27 1680 died June 30 1680 in Quebec. Charles-Michel born October 10 1678 died about 1681 in Quebec. Charles Le Marquis’ wife Marguerite Beaugrand died April 1697 and was buried in Quebec. Charles Le Marquis remarried a second time, January 7, 1698 at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, to Lady Agnès Giguère, daughter of Robert and Aymée Miville dit Deschenes. She was born April 16 1679 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec. Of this union they had two children. Jean-Charles Marquis was born June 15 1699 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec and died twelve days later June 28 1699 in Québec. It was their second child Charles-François Marquis, was born May 23, 1700 in Quebec, who honored us by continuing to grow the Marquis line as we are all here today. He married Marie-Anne Boucher, daughter of Pierre Galeran and Marie-Anne Michaud. She was born August 5 1699 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec. Charles Le Marquis died December 22 in Quebec City, he was buried in the Notre-Dame de Quebec Cemetery entrance. After his death, Agnès remarried to Joseph Blondeau dit Lafranchise, widow of Marie-Ursule Roy and of Marguerite Trudel. This second husband gave to his step son Charles-François Marquis 8 acres of land near Kamouraska. July 27 1760, his mother Agnès Giguère, the second wife of Charles Le Marquis, was buried in Kamouraska, at the age of 81, 3 months and 11 days. Charles-François Marquis and his wife Marie-Anne Boucher had nine children: Agnès 1725-1727 Joseph-Marie 1729-1809 Alexandre 1731- abt. 1880 François 1734-1816 Geneviève 1736-1757 Marie-Anne 1739-1757 Madeleine 1740-1797 Jean-Baptiste 1741-1741 Jean-Baptiste 1745-1768 Joseph-Marie, François and Jean-Baptiste Marquis and their wives have and their children have left their marks everywhere in the Provinces of Canada, in the United-States of America and other countries as well. From 1670 to 2009, it has been 339 years since Charles Le Marquis sailed to the New France in heavy stormy seas. We the Marquis family, owe him and his descendants all the respect in the world. With their knowledge, courage and hardship, they showed us that we can achieve anything if we put our minds to it. Murielle Nadeau-Deschaine |
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